TripAdvisor Reviews Silverleaf Fox River Resort Sheridan

Travel Blogs from Sheridan

... waiting in line though I just had the worst stomach pains and was just feeling generally unwell so I had to opt out of the museum and go lie down at the hotel. The rest did me good and gave me a chance to catch up with the parentals although I still wasn't feeling amazing. The next day we slept in and then made our way to the bus depot to catch a much less touristy bus (it had no bathroom!) to the colca canyon, specifically the tiny farming town of Cabanaconde. The ...

... and caught each other up on 26+ years worth of our lives in something less than two hours. Then, back to the camper to hitch up and get back on the road. We left Shepherdsville around 11:15, and arrived in North Utica, Illinois, around 6:15, having survived another torrential downpour, this time accompanied by wind stong enough to make us stop on the shoulder of the road for a bit. The KOA where we're staying tonight also got torrential rain this morning, and a ...

... of birds of prey, as well as some condors, one of which swooped within metres of our heads. We managed to blag a lift back to Cabanaconde with a French woman and her son, who it turns out were heading to our hostel.

What we didn’t realise was that all the trails out of Cabanaconde were blocked and this meant that everyone planning on an overnight trek that morning needed a place to stay. Coupled with the influx of people ...

... br> Still, our suitcases are filling up rapidly. Excitement is in the air!

We've recently been reading about our family ancestors' travels across the U.S. prairies in search of a new way of life. We've got those same "pioneer" genes so we can relate...but we're glad to know we'll be coming home in a few weeks.